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title: Stephen F Austin State University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Nacogdoches, TX
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, TX · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $49,634 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $32,573 – $67,133 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $17,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 53% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $25,791 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 75% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.36× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $21,634 | derived |

**53% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $17,750 (≈ 36% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $18,437 to $61,992 across 46 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,992 | $25,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $56,738 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $55,708 | $17,860 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $55,504 | $20,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $54,903 | $31,855 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $51,921 | $18,555 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,395 | $24,337 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $46,318 | $32,569 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $45,251 | $37,667 |
| Interior Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,792 | $21,750 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,344 | $22,253 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,319 | $24,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,736 | $22,750 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,630 | $24,500 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,602 | $26,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,503 | $22,561 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,195 | $26,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,033 | $21,864 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $37,620 | $23,906 |
| Forestry. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,014 | $21,597 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,350 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,186 | $19,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,112 | $22,250 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,075 | not reported |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $34,923 | $33,236 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $34,657 | $31,047 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,506 | $20,500 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,443 | $24,250 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,913 | $25,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,139 | $24,375 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,022 | $22,750 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,945 | $26,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,434 | $21,000 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,785 | $20,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,772 | $24,121 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,810 | $23,250 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,129 | $26,000 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,043 | $23,250 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,351 | $19,500 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and  Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,133 | not reported |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,550 | $25,000 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,524 | $19,495 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,267 | $23,341 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,004 | $24,114 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,264 | $20,429 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,437 | $21,500 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Stephen F Austin State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?228431

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